Schedule of Proposed Action (SOPA) 01/01/2016 to 03/31/2016 Daniel Boone National Forest This report contains the best available information at the time of publication. Questions may be directed to the Project Contact. Expected Project Name Project Purpose Planning Status Decision Implementation Project Contact
Daniel Boone National Forest, Forestwide (excluding Projects occurring in more than one Forest) R8 - Southern Region Additional HWA Treatment - Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants On Hold N/A N/A Robert Sitzlar CE - Vegetation management 859-745-3100 [email protected] *UPDATED* (other than forest products) Description: Collaboratively identify new locations to treat hemlocks for the woolly adelgid (HWA). Any new locations would be in addition to those approved for treatment in the March 2011 decision for the Suppression of Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Infestations Location: UNIT - Daniel Boone National Forest All Units. STATE - Kentucky. COUNTY - Bath, Clay, Estill, Harlan, Jackson, Knox, Laurel, Lee, Leslie, McCreary, Menifee, Morgan, Owsley, Perry, Powell, Pulaski, Rockcastle, Rowan, Wayne, Whitley, Wolfe. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Exact treatment locations have not yet been selected; it would occur on specific NFS lands across the Forest. The proposal will result from collaboration w/h interested partners; details forthcoming. Invasive Plant Species - Vegetation management In Progress: Expected:10/2016 10/2016 David Taylor Treatment (other than forest products) Scoping Start 07/17/2013 859-745-3167 EA Est. Comment Period Public [email protected] *UPDATED* Notice 03/2016 Description: Control or eradication of invasive plant species using one or more of the following treatment methods: manual, mechanical, chemical, biological and others. If approved, proposed actions would be implemented on each of the four Ranger Districts. Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=26548 Location: UNIT - Daniel Boone National Forest All Units. STATE - Kentucky. COUNTY - Bath, Clay, Estill, Harlan, Jackson, Knox, Laurel, Lee, Leslie, McCreary, Menifee, Morgan, Owsley, Perry, Powell, Pulaski, Rockcastle, Rowan, Wayne, Whitley, Wolfe. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Forestwide where non-native plants are known to occur and where new locations are found.
Daniel Boone National Forest Cumberland Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District) R8 - Southern Region
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Daniel Boone National Forest Cumberland Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District) R8 - Southern Region Commercial Timber Harvest in - Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants In Progress: Expected:05/2016 06/2016 Jeffrey Lewis the Beaver Creek Watershed - Forest products Scoping Start 07/02/2008 606-784-6428 EA - Vegetation management Est. Comment Period Public [email protected] *UPDATED* (other than forest products) Notice 01/2016 - Watershed management - Road management Description: 401 acres of commercial timber harvest designed to improve tree vigor or establish young forest. 292 acres of two-aged shelterwood and 109 acres of thinning in 11 distinct areas. Herbicide treatment of selected species within shelterwood areas. Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=25765 Location: UNIT - Cumberland Ranger District. STATE - Kentucky. COUNTY - Menifee. LEGAL - Project on Kendrick Ridge, Cape Branch, Gladie Branch, Joes Branch, and Carter Branch. Beaver Creek Watershed west of Cave Run Lake. Harvey Branch Special Use: - Special use management On Hold N/A N/A Carey Loomis Road Access 606-784-6428 CE [email protected] *UPDATED* Description: Proposed issuance of a Special Use Permit for construction of a temporary road on national forest system land for private land access. Location: UNIT - Cumberland Ranger District. STATE - Kentucky. COUNTY - Bath, Rowan, Wolfe. Between Harvey and Road Branches north of Morehead, Kentucky. Sand Lick Fork Watershed - Watershed management On Hold N/A N/A Tom Biebighauser Restoration - Minerals and Geology 606-784-6428 EIS - Road management [email protected] d.us Description: Improve water quality and reduce soil loss by plugging abandoned oil wells, removing flowing lines, restoration of stream channels and associated floodplains, and managing /maintaining the many open roads in the Sand Lick Fork area. Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=18901 Location: UNIT - Cumberland Ranger District. STATE - Kentucky. COUNTY - Powell. LEGAL - National Forest System Lands in Powell County, Kentucky bounded on the east by Natural Bridge State Resort Park. Includes lands in Sand Lick Fork, Barker Branch, Pot Hollow, and Sand Cave Branch. Sand Fork watershed (Hydrologic Unit Code # 05100204-140-090).
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Daniel Boone National Forest Cumberland Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District) R8 - Southern Region Stonecoal Stream Restoration - Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants Completed Actual: 10/14/2015 10/2015 Jon Walker CE - Watershed management 859-745-3181 [email protected] *UPDATED* Description: Reshape the stream channel on 30,000 linear ft of Stonecoal Branch. Restoration actions would include moving streams to return meanders, riffles, and pools, re-contouring ditches, collapsing and removing buried drain lines, seeding and planting. Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=47454 Location: UNIT - Cumberland Ranger District. STATE - Kentucky. COUNTY - Rowan. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Below the headwaters of Stonecoal Branch, east of Slab Camp Creek. Triplett Creek - Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants In Progress: Expected:01/2016 01/2016 Elizabeth Robinson CE - Vegetation management Comment Period Public Notice 859-745-3151 [email protected] *UPDATED* (other than forest products) 12/09/2015 - Fuels management ed.us - Watershed management Description: Conduct (1) mastication of woody material, (2) controlled burning, and (3) planting of desired grasses and forbs to reduce the midstory layer and treat fuels. This project would be done in cooperation with University of Kentucky researchers. Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=46069 Location: UNIT - Cumberland Ranger District. STATE - Kentucky. COUNTY - Bath, Rowan. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Fern Bluff and Caney Areas in southwestern Rowan County and eastern Bath Counties, Kentucky. Project areas are adjacent to Cave Run Lake Dam. Spartman and Buffalo Branches in Rowan County.
Daniel Boone National Forest London Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District) R8 - Southern Region Green Pond Non-commercial - Vegetation management In Progress: Expected:01/2016 01/2016 Sylvia Staples Thinning Project (other than forest products) Scoping Start 05/01/2015 606-864-4163 CE [email protected] *UPDATED* Description: Timber Stand Improvement in areas around Green Pond Ridge and other locations to thin densely vegetated areas, decrease competition of limited resources, improve forest resiliency against catastrophic events, and improve wildlife habitat. Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=46518 Location: UNIT - London Ranger District. STATE - Kentucky. COUNTY - Jackson, Laurel, Rockcastle. LEGAL - Not Applicable. The project will focus on forest stands near Green Pond Ridge in Rockcastle County, but will also include areas in Jackson and Laurel Counties.
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Daniel Boone National Forest London Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District) R8 - Southern Region JCWA McKee Water Tank - Special use management Cancelled N/A N/A Thomas Kean CE 606-864-4163 [email protected] *UPDATED* Description: Jackson County Water Association proposes to install a new 100,000 gallon elevated water storage tank on a 1/4 acre site on FS Road 3117 south of McKee, Kentucky to increase reliability and handle current and future growth of the water system. Location: UNIT - London Ranger District. STATE - Kentucky. COUNTY - Jackson. LEGAL - USA Tract C-123. Latitude: 37d 24' 56" N Longitude: 83d 57' 54" W. Kentucky Utilities Permit - Special use management Completed Actual: 09/04/2015 09/2015 Thomas Kean Activity-Mt. Victory Power 606-864-4163 Transmission Tower [email protected] Replacement Description: Kentucky Utilities needs to replace a communications and power tower in Mount Victory that is too low, resulting in CE the transmission lines being too low. Project will cause some ground disturbance within the current ROW. Rehab *NEW LISTING* of site will occur. Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=47734 Location: UNIT - London Ranger District. STATE - Kentucky. COUNTY - Pulaski. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Along the utility corridor south of Highway 192 at the community of Mount Victory. Lakeside South Trail Relocation - Recreation management In Progress: Expected:01/2016 04/2016 Thomas Kean CE - Heritage resource Scoping Start 06/26/2015 606-864-4163 [email protected] *UPDATED* management Description: Relocation and reconstruction of an existing trail is needed due to a rock slide that has made the trail impassible. New location will be in compliance with Endangered Species Act, Cultural Resources laws and Forest Plan guidance. Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=46516 Location: UNIT - London Ranger District. STATE - Kentucky. COUNTY - Laurel. LEGAL - Legal Description: USA tract C-1520h. Location: Along Lake Cumberland at the mouth of Twin Branch in the southwest corner of Laurel County, Kentucky.
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Daniel Boone National Forest London Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District) R8 - Southern Region National Forest Service Road - Road management Developing Proposal Expected:02/2016 05/2016 Thomas Kean 43 Emergency Repairs and Est. Scoping Start 01/2016 606-864-4163 Reconstruction [email protected] CE Description: Reconstruct storm-damaged National Forest Service Road (NFSR) 43 (a.k.a. Whetstone Road) near the town of *NEW LISTING* McKee, Kentucky, to address safety, travel management, and water quality issues. Location: UNIT - London Ranger District. STATE - Kentucky. COUNTY - Jackson. LEGAL - Not Applicable. National Forest Service Road (NFSR) 43 (a.k.a. Whetstone Road) near the town of McKee, Jackson County, Kentucky,. Reforestation of Abandoned - Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants Completed Actual: 10/27/2015 11/2015 Claudia Cotton Mine Lands - Vegetation management 859-745-3115 CE (other than forest products) [email protected] *UPDATED* Description: Restore a strip-mined area to a white oak-dominated hardwood forest. Previous reforestation efforts were unsuccessful due to soil compaction. Some areas will require mechanical and manual site preparation. No herbicides would be used. Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=47533 Location: UNIT - London Ranger District. STATE - Kentucky. COUNTY - Laurel. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Eight (8) miles west of London, Kentucky below KY-192. Sheltowee Trace Outfitters - Recreation management In Progress: Expected:01/2016 01/2016 Eloyce Promenschenkel Special Use Permit Re- - Special use management Scoping Start 12/04/2015 606-864-4163 authorization [email protected] CE d.us *NEW LISTING* Description: The Special Use permit authorizes the operation of a whitewater rafting and canoe livery in areas including the Cumberland River, Rockcastle River and Upper Lake Cumberland. The term of the new Special Use Permit would be five years, expiring Dec2020 Location: UNIT - London Ranger District. STATE - Kentucky. COUNTY - Laurel, Rockcastle. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Laurel, Rockcastle, and Cumberland Rivers and lakes.
Daniel Boone National Forest Redbird Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District) R8 - Southern Region
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Daniel Boone National Forest Redbird Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District) R8 - Southern Region Spring Creek Vegetation - Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants Completed Actual: 11/10/2015 11/2015 Jared Calvert Management - Forest products 606-598-2192 x107 EA - Vegetation management [email protected] *UPDATED* (other than forest products) - Watershed management Description: Provide for a variety of habitat conditions to augment forest health using harvest, crop tree release, and construction of 3 wildlife ponds. Objector meeting August 24, 2015 at 2:00 at the Supervisor's Office. Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=28443 Location: UNIT - Redbird Ranger District. STATE - Kentucky. COUNTY - Clay. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Spring Creek & Flat Creek areas west of KY-66.
Daniel Boone National Forest Stearns Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District) R8 - Southern Region David Rose Road Special Use - Special use management Completed Actual: 11/04/2015 11/2015 Laurie Smith Authorization and McCreary 606-376-5323 County Road Easement [email protected] CE Description: A road special use authorization would be issued to David Rose for an unnamed old road and an OHV trail would *UPDATED* be blocked. A road easement would be issued to McCreary County for NFS road 6713. Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=47061 Location: UNIT - Stearns Ranger District. STATE - Kentucky. COUNTY - McCreary. LEGAL - Not Applicable. David Rose Special Use would follow an existing unnamed old road located off NFS Road 663A, Big Creek Road in McCreary County, Kentucky. McCreary Co. Easement Project would be for NFS 6173. Greenwood Vegetation - Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants In Progress: Expected:08/2016 09/2016 Timothy Reed Management - Forest products Scoping Start 07/18/2014 601-384-5876 EA - Vegetation management Est. Comment Period Public [email protected] *UPDATED* (other than forest products) Notice 02/2016 - Fuels management Description: Improve wildlife habitat conditions by conducting forest thinning, even-and two-aged regeneration, midstory removal, chemical maintenance of wildlife openings, vernal pond construction, prescribed burning, and chemical NNIS plant treatment. Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=44085 Location: UNIT - Stearns Ranger District. STATE - Kentucky. COUNTY - McCreary, Pulaski. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Scattered locations around McCreary County, Kentucky.
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This report contains the best available information at the time of publication. Questions may be directed to the Project Contact.
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